Archive - The Placial Post

Culture Making 2.0: Part 1

“Christ and Culture” and the Placial Narrative

Dec 31, 2021

Half-baked and a Little Space-y

Reflections on Pascal’s Pensées from a placial perspective.

Dec 21, 2021 •

Michael J. Thate

Theology of Work 2.0: Part Two

How we advance the conversation

Dec 7, 2021 •

November 2021

Theology of Work 2.0: Part One

Big picture, I'm proposing to advance the current understanding of theology of work. In other words, I'm suggesting theology of work 2.0.

Nov 8, 2021 •

October 2021

What is the grand narrative of place in the Bible?

Placemaking is in our human DNA, and it connects imago Dei with the human mission in Genesis 1:26–28. As long as people are people, we will be…

Oct 21, 2021 •

What is placemaking?

At the risk of sounding circular with my answer, “placemaking” is the making of place. Or, as more than one philosopher has implied, it is the…

Oct 20, 2021 •

Why is placemaking important for Christians?

Placemaking is important for everyone, since we’re all part of a human mission that we all share.

Oct 19, 2021 •

How does The Placial Project analyze a place?

The process that we follow analyzes each place consciously and intentionally in order to tease out the place’s placiality that lies embedded in its…

Oct 18, 2021 •

The Placial Project is about place and placemaking, and especially about their role in the story of the Bible. But what is it?

Oct 13, 2021 •

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